Ball® FreshTECH™ Automatic Home Canning System

Take the guesswork out of canning with this innovative automatic canner. Featuring SmartPRESERVE™ technology, the auto canner precisely controls the exact time and temperature required to safely preserve most canning recipes without any additional...Read More

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Take the guesswork out of canning with this innovative automatic canner. Featuring SmartPRESERVE™ technology, the auto canner precisely controls the exact time and temperature required to safely preserve most canning recipes without any additional input from the user.

Ball’s most popular canning recipes come pre-programmed for perfect results every time. To use, simply place filled jars into the auto canner, press the corresponding recipe number and wait—the auto canner signals when the jars are perfectly preserved and shelf stable. Uses up to 85% less water than traditional water-bath canning and preserves recipes up to 30% faster.

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Customer Reviews

I debated purchasing this item for several months; I finally did and it is worth every penny! We have a medium sized home garden and my canning is typically not "receipe" centric (I like to preserve tomatoes, tomatillos and pickles primarily). This is so handy for those small, continuous harvests! You use very little water (I live in CA so this is a huge +), super easy prep/clean-up, and the best part is I can just hit a few buttons and walk away from the kitchen while this does the work.

I have always wanted to can, even took a class but still hesitated. I saw this on a tv show and purchased it. I've only used it once for berry jam and I found it VERY easy to use. I don't have a garden and plan to only do small batches for my family, relatives and friends as gifts. My love is jams/jellies so the limited recipe book is fine for me, as it says only use those to guarantee sterilization/correct canning. I will probably try the pickles and a few other things in the book as well. BTW - The berry jam was good!So if you are a beginner and only plan on small batches this is something to consider. I think the book said you can use the canner immediately after a batch, just dump old water bath out and refill to heat more jars for canning.

I've really made great use of this automatic home canning system. While I've been busy canning with this sytem my stove was free to pressure can other foods. This is a great system that makes the process simple. It warms the jars and cans them. I did add a little vinegar during the canning process to keep hard water deposits off the jars and the canister insert clean.

I knew that I wanted to make small batches of high acid fruits and vegetables without much hassle, as growing an organic garden is enough work. I've read all the reviews everywhere pluses and minuses as well as the Ball manual for it and it should meet my needs. I am new to canning.

I purchased one for myself last year and simply love it! This is so much easier than the old way I have been doing for the past 40 years. The batches are smaller but that makes it more manageable. I am purchasing this second one for my daughter as a Christmas present. She keeps borrowing mine, so now she can have her own to use at her leisure.

Having a glass topped electric range, I was advised against using a stove top canner. The Ball FreshTech canning system will allow me to can high acid foods. There will be festive jellies for the Christmas gift baskets this year! Huzzah!

I knew that I wanted to make small batches of high acid fruits and vegetables without much hassle, as growing an organic garden is enough work. I've read all the reviews everywhere pluses and minuses as well as the Ball manual for it and it should meet my needs. I am new to canning.

I purchased one for myself last year and simply love it! This is so much easier than the old way I have been doing for the past 40 years. The batches are smaller but that makes it more manageable. I am purchasing this second one for my daughter as a Christmas present. She keeps borrowing mine, so now she can have her own to use at her leisure.

After buying the Ball Tech Jam & Jelly Maker finding it to be easy to use, I needed something to make it easy to can what I make from it. Video showed how simple it can be so I wanted to try it. Will give it a try when it arrives

Processing automation and Innovation from the long-time producers of canning jars is intriguing, to say the least. Automated temperature and processing times should produce very consistent and safe results.

I've been wanting to try canning for a long time but have been intimidated by all the safety issues. This Home Canning System seems like an easy and safe process to get started. I'm looking forward to preserving fresh fruits and vegetables from our garden.

Having a glass topped electric range, I was advised against using a stove top canner. The Ball FreshTech canning system will allow me to can high acid foods. There will be festive jellies for the Christmas gift baskets this year! Huzzah!

After buying the Ball Tech Jam & Jelly Maker finding it to be easy to use, I needed something to make it easy to can what I make from it. Video showed how simple it can be so I wanted to try it. Will give it a try when it arrives

Processing automation and Innovation from the long-time producers of canning jars is intriguing, to say the least. Automated temperature and processing times should produce very consistent and safe results.

I've been wanting to try canning for a long time but have been intimidated by all the safety issues. This Home Canning System seems like an easy and safe process to get started. I'm looking forward to preserving fresh fruits and vegetables from our garden.

Since the machine holds a limited amount of jars compared to traditional water canning bath method, how long before you can start another batch? For example, you're canning pickles, you do your first batch, then you want to do another. I generally try to do 8 jars of everything that I'm canning. I always use either wide-mouth quart or pint jars for whatever I'm doing (except jam, of course). I'm considering buying it, but trying to justify price. Is it worth the price? Thank you

This appliance is only for high acid foods. Low acid foods, like beans, require the use of a pressure canner, which is the beyond the scope of this appliance. Additional recipes may be found at the FreshPreserving dot com website.

I see two conflicting replies by the staff. One says you can only use Ball jars and another say you can use Ball, Kerr and Golden Harvest. So which is it? Also, why can't you use your own recipes? Thank you.

BEST ANSWER:Although it's recommended that you stick to Ball® Jars, Kerr® and Golden Harvest™ Glass Preserving Jars can also be used with this appliance as long as they adhere to the size guide in the manual.The recipes provided are preprogrammed into the appliance. Your own cannot be used as they are not part of the canner's presets.

BEST ANSWER:Although it's recommended that you stick to Ball® Jars, Kerr® and Golden Harvest™ Glass Preserving Jars can also be used with this appliance as long as they adhere to the size guide in the manual.The recipes provided are preprogrammed into the appliance. Your own cannot be used as they are not part of the canner's presets.

BEST ANSWER:There is no stewed tomato recipe per say. There is tomatoes packed in their own juices or in water, Italian herb seasoned tomatoes, Mexican herb seasoned tomatoes, then juice, salas and sauces. Hope this helps

BEST ANSWER:There is no stewed tomato recipe per say. There is tomatoes packed in their own juices or in water, Italian herb seasoned tomatoes, Mexican herb seasoned tomatoes, then juice, salas and sauces. Hope this helps

BEST ANSWER:Just a water bath canner you can only do pickles of all kinds even pickled beans , carrots etc , jams, jellys ,fruits and salsas and tomatoesYou can not can meats and low acid vegetables. They require a pressure canner

BEST ANSWER:Just a water bath canner you can only do pickles of all kinds even pickled beans , carrots etc , jams, jellys ,fruits and salsas and tomatoesYou can not can meats and low acid vegetables. They require a pressure canner

BEST ANSWER:Your recipe will guide you on the right jar size, but the mouth size is up to you.• Regular mouth works best for pourable foods such as jams, jellies, salsas and sauces.• Wide mouth works best for larger foods that need a wider mouth for filling, such as tomatoes, pickles and fruits.Although the most popular jar sizes are featured in the manual, other Ball®, Kerr® and Golden Harvest™ Glass Preserving Jars can also be used with this appliance.

BEST ANSWER:Your recipe will guide you on the right jar size, but the mouth size is up to you.• Regular mouth works best for pourable foods such as jams, jellies, salsas and sauces.• Wide mouth works best for larger foods that need a wider mouth for filling, such as tomatoes, pickles and fruits.Although the most popular jar sizes are featured in the manual, other Ball®, Kerr® and Golden Harvest™ Glass Preserving Jars can also be used with this appliance.